Lost open-air swimming pool dubbed 'Rochdale by the sea' was 'paradise' for Mancunians
A now lost lido offered Mancunians a chance to enjoy a seaside experience without having to travel to the coast or abroad.
In the evening you could go dancing to an orchestra and be waited on by page boys wearing white uniforms with gilt buttons. Coloured lights were strung around the surrounding trees while the pool was spot-lit. A flavour as to what it offered Rochdale can be found in a write up of the newly opened complex in the Manchester Guardian newspaper on August 17, 1935. It said: "The Norden pool, which measures 80ft by 40ft and is from 2ft 6in deep to 9ft deep is situated in the grounds of what, before the war, was Tenter House, just beyond the bleachworks at Norden, and the stables, where horses are kept for hire, belonged to this residence.
Some who regularly used the pool before its closure don't quite remember the water being as warm as this description. Despite this, the open-air pool proved successful, with more than 3,000 pleasure seekers using the complex in one particular year and regularly over 500 season tickets sold. Announcing the closure of the Riviera, the Rochdale Observer wrote: "It has always been a popular venue, known from Manchester to Burnley, but the Rochdale summers were never hot enough to make it a money-spinner."
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